Show Notes
The Stuart Delivery strike is the longest ever in the UK’s gig economy. Initially running for 18 days from 6-24 December, it re-started again on 10 January.
Starting in Sheffield, the strike spread to six towns and cities across the north of England, and the couriers, members of the IWGB union, plan to continue until their demands for higher pay are met.
In this Gig Economy Project podcast we are joined by Khalil Lange, Sheffield Stuart Delivery courier and one of the strike’s leaders, and Jake Thomas, a courier in London and the IWGB’s courier branch secretary. We discuss:
01:12: Lange’s journey to becoming a courier and trade unionist, and how the strike got started
03:21: The spread of the strike and what makes it unprecedented
07:49: The mood of the strikers and the attitude of the company
11:59: Just Eat and sub-contracting
15:00: The dispute over Stuart Delivery’s “linear pay” system
19:58: The current situation on the ground
22:45: The historic significance of the strike
25:19: How can people support the strike?
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